Stuffed Taco Shells. This taco stuffed shells recipe breaks from tradition in ditching the ricotta filling for a Mexican-inspired one. Shredded Mexican cheese, ground beef, taco seasoning and crushed tomatoes combine to make the best stuffed shells filling you never thought of, and one you'll want to make again and again. The taco fun doesn't stop at stuffed.
Jumbo pasta shells are filled with a creamy seasoned beef & vegetable mixture and topped with cheese.
All you need to add to this delicious taco inspired casserole is a simple tossed salad, or some roasted broccoli!
Add a Mexican flair to your stuffed shells!
You can cook Stuffed Taco Shells using 14 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Stuffed Taco Shells
- Prepare 1 of large pack ground turkey (3 lbs.).
- Prepare of Olive oil.
- It's 1 of onion, chopped.
- It's 1 of green pepper, chopped.
- You need 6 cloves of garlic, minced.
- Prepare 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper.
- It's 1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin.
- You need 3 tablespoons of taco seasoning mix.
- It's 1 can of diced tomatoes (14.5 ounce).
- It's 1 can of Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis (10 ounce).
- You need 1/2 cup of water.
- Prepare 1 box of jumbo shells (12 ounce).
- It's of Salt for boiling water.
- It's 2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese, shredded.
Loaded with beef, beans, salsa and cheese, these Taco Stuffed shells are ready for the table in under an hour. After you all went crazy for our taco lasagna we shared last month, we were inspired to create more traditional dinners with a Mexican flair. Serve with sour cream and onions. Made with seasoned ground beef, beans, cheese and topped with green onions.
Stuffed Taco Shells instructions
- In a large pot coat bottom of pan with olive oil, heat on low heat......
- Brown ground turkey in olive oil until almost browned, drain any excess liquid from ground turkey.......
- Add to ground turkey your chopped onion, green pepper and garlic, sauté for several more minutes.......
- Next add in your black pepper, ground cumin, taco seasoning and both cans of diced tomatoes, bring to a boil, then add in your water, continue to boil for several more minutes......continue to cook for about 20 minutes, then remove from heat.......
- Meanwhile boil your jumbo shells in a large pot until al dente, remember to add salt to your boiling water 💧!!!!.
- Drain shells well.......
- In a large baking pan spread about a few tablespoons of turkey meat mixture onto bottom of pan........
- Carefully spoon turkey mixture into each jumbo shell, then place shells onto meat sauce in baking pan, repeat until all shells are filled with turkey meat.......place any remaining turkey meat mixture over shells........
- Add your shredded cheddar cheese over shells.......
- Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes........
- Serve and enjoy 😉!.
All the Mexican flavors you love with an Italian twist! I love to serve these delicious shells with warm tortilla chips and a batch of my famous mild homemade salsa or guacamole. How to make Mexican stuffed shells recipe. Boil jumbo pasta shells according to box instructions and drain. Drain on paper towels to remove excess fat.
